Language is a powerful tool. Linguistic creativity provides the means to new ways
of knowing, thinking, and being, and allows a new set of dialogues to emerge. This
paper illuminates how Guillermo Gómez-Peña, a Chicano performance artist,
writer, activist and educator uses language to do just this. In this paper, I will
specifically focus on Gómez-Peña’s use of monolingual English and Spanish, as
well as his application of code-mixed dialogue and illustrate how his linguistic
innovation reflects his position on Border Culture.